Adab

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Over the years discussion about pointing one's feet towards the Qur'aan or the Qiblah has raged amongst the Muslims with some pointing out that since there is nothing in the Qur'aan or the Sunnah about its prohibition, the act is baseless, without foundation and unnecessary.However, it must be stated that the arguments of those who discourage from pointing the feet towards sacred symbols of Islam has not been fully understood. It must be clarified from the beginning that there is nothing explicit in the Qur'aan or the Sunnah about the prohibition of this action so the act (itself) cannot be declared as prohibited or sinful. This is an issue of propriety (adab) and not without some basis and foundation.This short article will explore the reasons of discouraging pointing the feet towards the Qur'aan, Qiblah or any other sacred Islamic manuscripts or artefacts.Sanctity of Allah (SWT)'s symbols:.......http://www.central-mosque.com/index....or-qiblah.html

[aaj]

:salam:

We don't need articles with people's opinion when it comes to matters related to the deen. Many like to add things to Islam and this actually drives Muslims away from Islam.

Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Humayd (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about pointing one’s feet in the direction of the qiblah. He replied:
There is nothing to say that this is not allowed, but some of the scholars regarded it as makrooh (disliked) to stretch the feet out towards the Ka’bah if one is close to it; they regarded this as makrooh but not emphatically so. But if there is a mosque somewhere else and there is a Muslim there who points his feet towards the qiblah, there is no harm in that and he is not doing anything forbidden in sha Allaah, as the scholars stated. And Allaah knows best.


See Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Humayd, p. 144


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about pointing the feet towards the qiblah whilst sleeping. He said:

There is no blame on a person if he sleeps and his feet are pointing towards the qiblah.


Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/976.


https://islamqa.info/en/12871

[azc]

:salam:We don't need articles with people's opinion when it comes to matters related to the deen. Many like to add things to Islam and this actually drives Muslims away from Islam. Praise be to Allaah. Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Humayd (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about pointing one’s feet in the direction of the qiblah. He replied: There is nothing to say that this is not allowed, but some of the scholars regarded it as makrooh (disliked) to stretch the feet out towards the Ka’bah if one is close to it; they regarded this as makrooh but not emphatically so. But if there is a mosque somewhere else and there is a Muslim there who points his feet towards the qiblah, there is no harm in that and he is not doing anything forbidden in sha Allaah, as the scholars stated. And Allaah knows best. See Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Humayd, p. 144 Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about pointing the feet towards the qiblah whilst sleeping. He said: There is no blame on a person if he sleeps and his feet are pointing towards the qiblah. Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/976.https://islamqa.info/en/12871

Instead of giving dalil from kitab, sunnah or seerah of sahaba ikram RA you gave statements of scholars to refute my post. Amazing !Your reply is an example of blind following of scholars.I think you've not read the full article.I liked this article so I shared it to get the users benefited.

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Instead of giving dalil from kitab, sunnah or seerah of sahaba ikram RA you gave statements of scholars to refute my post. Amazing !Your reply is an example of blind following of scholars.

The scholars are inheritors of the Prophets since Prophets leave nothing behind but knowledge. In light of what is in the Quran and the Sunnah, the scholars have said what I posted.

The matter of pointing feet towards someone or something is regarded as disrespectful amongst Muslims across cultures and ethnicities. To place something beneath the level of the feet is also regarded as disrespectful and degrading amongst Muslims.

There is no clear nass (text) from the Qur’aan or the Sunnah which contradicts this cultural ethos and understanding.

I don't see any of that "dalil from kitab, sunnah or seerah of sahaba ikram" that you were stating above. This is all opinions based on cultural beliefs. If you want to pass cultural practices as Islam then you are wrong, if you want to pass it as something that is good then that's fine but don't go pointing fingers at others for not following it.

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If you don't want to respect Quran, kaaba etc as proven in OP, then cheer up. Nobody can force you. If you want to follow some scholars blindly, do it. Nobody can stop you but keep in mind if ulama are wurasa of prophet s.a.w then you should not confine them to a few scholars only. All the the scholars fall in this category

[aaj]

If you don't want to respect Quran, kaaba etc as proven in OP, then cheer up. Nobody can force you. If you want to follow some scholars blindly, do it. Nobody can stop you but keep in mind if ulama are wurasa of prophet s.a.w then you should not confine them to a few scholars only. All the the scholars fall in this category

Do not go accusing others of following scholars blindly when you are trying to force your views on others. Your "respect" of the Quran is a cultural practice you want to pass onto others and accuse others of not wanting to respect the Quran for not following your cultural practice.

[azc]

Do not go accusing others of following scholars blindly when you are trying to force your views on others. Your "respect" of the Quran is a cultural practice you want to pass onto others and accuse others of not wanting to respect the Quran for not following your cultural practice.

peace ! Keep on clinging to a few scholars. If you don't respect Quran and kaaba as proven in OP, it's O.K.

[Serinity]

:salam:

I don't understand. When we pray, we face Qiblah in Makkah, essentially having our feet facing it.

What do you mean by having your feet face the Qiblah?


Allahu alam.

[piXie]

:salam:

We don't need articles with people's opinion when it comes to matters related to the deen. Many like to add things to Islam and this actually drives Muslims away from Islam.

Praise be to Allaah.

Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Humayd (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about pointing one’s feet in the direction of the qiblah. He replied:
There is nothing to say that this is not allowed, but some of the scholars regarded it as makrooh (disliked) to stretch the feet out towards the Ka’bah if one is close to it; they regarded this as makrooh but not emphatically so. But if there is a mosque somewhere else and there is a Muslim there who points his feet towards the qiblah, there is no harm in that and he is not doing anything forbidden in sha Allaah, as the scholars stated. And Allaah knows best.


See Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Humayd, p. 144


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked about pointing the feet towards the qiblah whilst sleeping. He said:

There is no blame on a person if he sleeps and his feet are pointing towards the qiblah.


Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 2/976.


https://islamqa.info/en/12871

:salamext:

The highlighted part is already mentioned in the article.

[aaj]

:salamext:

The highlighted part is already mentioned in the article.

:wasalam:

and the OP couldn't pick up on that, rather he was quick to accuse of blind following. makes me wonder if he read his own link :D

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I don't understand. When we pray, we face Qiblah in Makkah, essentially having our feet facing it.

What do you mean by having your feet face the Qiblah?


Allahu alam.

:wasalam:

This is talking about point the bottom of your feet in a direction. In eastern cultures, it is regarded as disrespectful to point the sole of your feet towards others, especially elders. As such it's also disrespectful to face it towards the Quran and the Qibla.

As the sheikh said, it would be disliked to do it while in the haram but if you are sitting in any other masjid or at home then it's not the same. But the eastern Muslims think it is so even then and get on your back for sitting with your feet facing the qibla.

while we're on adabs and facing qibla, here's something else to learn about.

https://islamqa.info/en/69808

[azc]

Wa alaikum assalam,This issue is not related to haram or halal but adab. Those who are lacking in adab can be seen placing the Quran near their feet on the floor as if Quran were an ordinary book similar to any novel or a book of literature

''Ma rahal muminoona hasanan fa huwa 3indallahi hasan'' (musnad ahmad 1/626, abudaood tyalsi 33)
''Allah swt likes what is liked by mumineen.''
now see what is majority of ulama say about this issue?

why Muslims cover ka'aba in black cloth..? Is it the issue of obligatory duty..? No, and everybody knows it. This practice was first started byasad abu karib, a nonmuslim yamani king to show his reverence and adab to ka'aba and this practice is still continued.

However, if adab transgresses the shariah then it's prohibited.

Can anybody prove from salaf that they would not do the adab of Quran as proven in OP ?

[ardianto]

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When I am sitting on floor and there is someone in front of me, I always fold my legs because pointing feet toward someone is inappropriate in my culture. I also always fold my legs if there is Qur'an in front of me because I feel letting my feet pointing at Qur'an is inappropriate.

I know that there is no prohibition for it in Qur'an or Hadith. But I also know that I must always maintain my adab .

[azc]

Ibn Al-Mubarak said, “Mukhlid Ibn al-Husayn once said to me,‘We are more in need of acquiring adab than learning Hadith’'